The SIGMIS Early Career Award recognizes the outstanding achievements of researchers and educators as they commence their journey pursuing excellence in the MIS discipline. An early career achiever serves as an inspiration to their peers.
An Early Career Award nominee must have entered the IS field no more than seven years prior to the date of nomination. In an academic career this will typically mean seven years following graduation with a terminal degree such as PhD or DBA. For a practitioner this will typically mean seven years following graduation with her or his highest educational degree such as BA, BS, or MS. They will demonstrate outstanding, influential, and potentially long-standing contributions to the MIS discipline and service to the MIS community.